[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7848 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7848
To promote meeting domestic energy needs with domestic energy
production, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2022
Mr. Moore of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To promote meeting domestic energy needs with domestic energy
production, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Energy Act''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL ENERGY ANALYSES; ESTIMATES; REPORT.
(a) Annual Analyses; Estimates.--The Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce,
the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of State, shall--
(1) conduct an annual qualitative and quantitative analysis
of--
(A) the energy production on Federal lands and
interests in lands, on State lands, and on private
lands during the 5 calendar years immediately prior to
the year in which the analysis is conducted; and
(B) the energy consumption by the United States
during the 5 calendar years immediately prior to the
year in which the analysis is conducted; and
(2) complete an annual estimate of--
(A) the probable energy production on Federal lands
and interests in lands, on State lands, and on private
lands during the calendar year immediately after to the
year in which the analysis required under paragraphs
(1) is conducted based on--
(i) current events;
(ii) the analysis required under paragraph
(1);
(iii) data and analysis published by the
Energy Information Administration regarding
domestic oil and gas production and
consumption;
(iv) data and analysis published by the
Office of Natural Resources Revenue regarding
domestic oil and gas production and
consumption; and
(v) other data considered relevant by such
Secretaries; and
(B) the probable energy consumption by the United
States during the calendar year immediately after to
the year in which the analysis required under
paragraphs (1) is conducted based on--
(i) current events;
(ii) the analysis required under paragraph
(1);
(iii) data and analysis published by the
Energy Information Administration regarding
domestic oil and gas production and
consumption;
(iv) data and analysis published by the
Office of Natural Resources Revenue regarding
domestic oil and gas production and
consumption; and
(v) other data considered relevant by such
Secretaries.
(b) Annual Report.--The Secretary of the Interior shall--
(1) complete an annual report for the calendar year
immediately before the report is completed that includes--
(A) the analyses and estimates completed under
subsection (a);
(B) the data used to complete the analyses and
estimates under subsection (a); and
(C) recommendations to secure and increase United
States energy independence; and
(2) not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act and not later than September 30 of each year
thereafter, transmit the report required under paragraph (1)
to--
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate.
SEC. 3. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.
(a) Resource Assessments Required.--Subject to valid, existing
rights, Federal lands and interests in lands may not be withdrawn from
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location,
entry or patent under the mining laws, or operation of the mineral
leasing, mineral materials, or geothermal leasing laws unless--
(1) a quantitative and qualitative geophysical and
geological mineral resource assessment of the Federal lands and
interests in lands proposed to be withdrawn has been--
(A) completed by the Director of the United States
Geological Survey during the 10-year period ending
immediately before the date of the withdrawal; or
(B) certified as current by the Director of the
United States Geological Survey; and
(2) the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary
of Energy, and the Secretary of State, have conducted a
quantitative and qualitative geophysical and geological
resource assessment to determine that the withdrawal is not
projected to have a negative impact on domestic energy
independence.
(b) Requirement for Oil and Gas Leasing Withdrawal.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the
Interior may not withdraw Federal land or interests in land from oil
and gas leasing unless specifically authorized by a Federal statute
if--
(1) the proposed withdrawal is projected to reduce the
ability of the United States to meet domestic energy needs with
domestic energy production as determined by the resource
assessments made pursuant to this section; or
(2) a parcel included in the proposed withdrawal has an
exterior boundary that is less than 50 miles from the exterior
boundary of another parcel that was withdrawn from oil and gas
leasing during the 1-year period before the date of the
proposed withdrawal.
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